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The Ibanez GSR180 GIO Bass is the ideal option for anyone looking to venture into the world of the bass guitar. Showcasing Ibanez’s exceptional construction and impressive tonal shaping abilities, this bass delivers everything you could ask without breaking the bank. A set of Dynamix J pickups provide all the power you need to rock everyone’s socks off, and when utilised with intuitive tone and volume controls, they can suit any genre you throw its way. With incredible tuning stability and fantastic playability, you still attain that professional feeling.
Product Ref: 105282
Ibanez are masters of their craft, and of course, the GSR180 is no exception. Constructed from poplar the body has been shaped and contoured to ensure the utmost comfort, something that is also supported through the lightweight nature of the wood. Poplar possesses a brilliant natural tone with a fantastic high-end, a compact but defined mid-range, and crisp lows. With this tonal consideration and comfortable performance, you will be able to play to the best of your abilities.
This bass plays like a dream, guaranteeing comfort, speed, and precision, it's everything a bassist can ask for. A delightful maple neck fits your hand like a glove, ensuring that you have control of the instrument with a firm but freeing grasp. This maple neck is fronted with a New Zealand pine fretboard which provides a flawless surface to accurately boom your basslines with accuracy and articulation.
The GSR180 is equipped with a fantastic pair of Dynamix J pickups at the neck and bridge. Offering sweet mellow tones as well as a driven destructive punch these pickups are incredibly versatile pushing your tone out with clarity and articulation ensuring that every note chimes with the correct intonation. Partnered with individual volume controls for each pickup, and a shared master tone, you can truly draw out the soundscape that you desire.
Over the past 30 years, Ibanez has always been at the forefront of developing the right tools for players pushing the boundaries of music. For decades, Ibanez designers and luthiers have been the embodiment of this ideology, pushing their skills to the edge of imagination, consistently creating some of the most versatile and unique instruments ever. Ibanez basses have been used on some of modern rock's most poignant albums of recent years. The preferred instruments of many awe-inspiring bass players, amongst them Fieldy from Korn, Paul Gray from Slipknot, and Peter Iwers of In Flames, Ibanez Basses continue to be the first stop for learners and professionals alike, no matter what musical genre they exist in.